UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

UFC 121 will take place October 23rd in Anaheim.

Prelims:
Jon Madsen (6-0) vs Gilbert Yvel (36-15-1 [1])
Chris Camozzi (13-3) vs Dong Yi Yang (9-0)
Sam Stout (15-6-1) vs Paul Taylor (10-5-1 [1])
Mike Guymon (12-3-1) vs Daniel Roberts (10-1)

Free on SpikeTV:
Patick Cote (13-6) vs Tom Lawlor (6-3 [1])
Court McGee (12-1) vs Ryan Jensen (15-6)

Main Card:
Brendan Schaub (6-1) vs Gabriel Gonzaga (11-5)
Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) vs Matt Hamill (9-2)
Diego Sanchez (21-4) vs Paulo Thiago (13-2)
Jake Shields (25-4-1) vs Martin Kampmann (17-3)
Brock Lesnar (5-1) vs Cain Velasquez (8-0) For the UFC Heavyweight Title

Great Card top to bottom

Also, starting on October 6th SpikeTV will air their UFC Primetime to hype the Title fight.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Prelim Predictions:
Madsen decision over Yvel. Madsen will just smother Yvel
Yang 1st Rnd TKO
Stout decision over Taylor. Should be a back and forth striking battle
Roberts 1st Rnd Submission. Roberts to explosive for the Joker to take

SpikeTV predictions:
Cote 2nd Rnd TKO.
McGee 1st Rnd Sub

Main Predictions:
Schaub 1st Rnd KO. This is on the assumption that Gonzaga keeps disregarding his great ground game
Hamill 3rd Rnd TKO. Hamill is a wrestler who can strike, Ortiz is a wrestler who cant even wrestle anymore. Very excited for Tito's excuses
Thiago Decision over Sanchez. Diego needs to get out of the 170 division
Kampmann 2nd Rnd TKO. I have a soft spot for Martin so I'm picking with my heart and not my head on this one

Lesnar/Velasquez breakdown:
Stand up advantage: Velasquez, he has become one of the better boxers in the HW division. Brock still working but he is nowhere near what Cain is on the feet.
Wrestling advantage: Lesnar, barely. Velasquez has transitioned his wrestling very well into MMA. Brock uses his wrestling and FREAK power to dominate in wrestling
Jiu Jitsu advatage: Velasquez. Kind of pointless because Brock will power out of any sub that Velasquez throws at him
Cardio advantage: Velasquez. The kid can go 100 mph all day long.
Heart advantage: Tie

With all that said I feel Lesnar wins 3rd rnd TKO I feel the size difference is gonna be the key (Lesnar will have 30-40 lbs on Cain come fight night). Velasquez has to keep this on the feet for him to win. But if Cain does win its by decision, Lesnar has a good chin and Cain couldnt put Cheik Kongo away despite hitting him 251 times.

[ACCBiggz]

Gabriel Gonzaga - Such a hard fight to pick because of Gabe. I'll probably eat a shoe for this pick.
Tito Ortiz
Paulo Thiago
Jake Shields
Brock Lesnar - Could go either way and Cain will be the hot pick with media and fighters. I was never a "believer" in Cain until the Nog fight. Prior to then he showed little to no finishing power, his finishes came off of relentlessness. And despite how worn Nog is, what he did in February would have KO'd anyone. Just fantastic boxing, speed = power, and then vicious precise ground shots to finish. Brock has shown not to take a shot all that well (Randy rocked him a bit, Mir caught him with that knee but subsequently ended up beneath the beast, and Carwin of course). So Cain's superior stand-up gives him a good chance to catch Brock and then end the fight with a flurry. I still like Brock. All it takes for this fight to end is for Brock to get a takedown and have anyone underneath him. And that'll happen.

[pbuck]

Brock will destroy Velasquez IMO

[The Enforcer]

Brock by TKO in Rd. 1

[Heath]

BROCK

[Red_Dog]

Lesnar
Shields
Sanchez
Hamill
Schaub

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Sub of the Night - McGee
KO of the Night - Kampmann
Fight of the Night - Stout/Taylor

[X8XOHIOLEGENDX7X]

Cain in a shocker

[Tigercannon71]

Cain will become just another victim.

[X8XOHIOLEGENDX7X]

Yea probley lol but we'll see. Still taking cain thou.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

bump

[Rebels on 3]

Not a Brock fan, but 2nd round TKO Brock wins.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Sherdog.com picks Cain.

The Pros were polled and it came out 28 for Cain and 25 for Brock.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Results going into the PPV:

Madsen TKO Rnd 1
Camozzi Split Decision
Stout Split Decision
Roberts Submission Rnd 1
Lawlor Unanimous Decision
McGee Submission Rnd 3

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Schaub by Decision

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Hamill by Decision. They didnt give Tito a post fight interview

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Sanchez via Decision

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Shields by split decision. I am completely heart broken right now

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Cain runs through Lesnar in the 1st rnd. WE HAVE A NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION


I've never been so happy about picking a fight wrong